March 2023
01Mar

‘Se hace necesario que exista un solo sistema pensional en Colombia’

Miguel Largacha, presidente del fondo de pensiones y cesantías Porvenir dijo que más que una reforma pensional en Colombia, lo que realmente se necesita es una reforma al sistema de protección a la vejez, pues hay cinco millones de adultos mayores desprotegidos y 1,7 millones de ellos reciben $86.000 al mes, lo que está por debajo de cualquier línea de pobreza. Aseguró que los fondos están pensionando proporcionalmente más que Colpensiones y si todo sigue igual, en 2050 habrá más...

March 1, 2023
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01Mar

U.S. pension plan buyouts reach record volume in 2022

U.S. corporate pension plan buyout sales totaled a new all-time high of $48.3 billion in 2022, a LIMRA survey found. The new all-time high for U.S. pension buyout sales topples the previous record of $36 billion set in 2012 and is up 42% from the 2021 volume total of $34.2 billion. The total number of buyout contracts also hit an all-time high, reaching 562 for all of 2022, which well exceeded the previous record of 500 contracts set in 2019. "Rising interest...

March 1, 2023
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01Mar

Australia’s regulator sues Mercer pension fund in first greenwashing case

Australia's corporate regulator launched legal action against pension fund Mercer Superannuation on Tuesday, accusing it of misleading members about the sustainability of some of its investment options. The Australian Securities & Investments Commission's (ASIC) said this was its first court action alleging "greenwashing", or exaggerated claims of environment-friendly investment and products, which has garnered increased attention as interest rises in sustainable and ethical investment options. ASIC said last year it was stepping up oversight of climate-related reporting and was investigating several...

March 1, 2023
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01Mar

Japan births fall to record low as population crisis deepens

The number of births registered in Japan plummeted to another record low last year – the latest worrying statistic in a decades-long decline that the country’s authorities have failed to reverse despite their extensive efforts. The country saw 799,728 births in 2022, the lowest number on record and the first ever dip below 800,000, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Health on Tuesday. That number has nearly halved in the past 40 years; by contrast, Japan recorded more...

March 1, 2023
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01Mar

Portugal. Bringing together students and pensioners

The program, entitled “Abraço de Gerações”, is promoted by the Associação Cozinhas Económicas Rainha Santa Isabel (ACERSI), is based in downtown Coimbra, and is seeking to respond to two problems felt in the city – the difficulty of accessing accommodation for students and the isolation of elderly people -, said Teresa Sousa. The initiative is promoted in partnership with the Associação Académica de Coimbra (AAC) and the Associação de Former Students of Coimbra, as part of a project entitled “Oficina...

March 1, 2023
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February 2023
28Feb

Chile. El gobierno se mantiene firme en su postura de no avanzar en nuevo retiro desde los fondos de pensiones

El gobierno del Presidente Gabriel Boric reiteró su postura para que no exista un nuevo retiro de dinero desde los fondos de pensiones administrados por las AFP. La posición del Ejecutivo se da en el contexto de que el Congreso podrá discutir una iniciativa de este tipo tras que se cumpliera un año del último intento fallido para impulsar esta medida. “No vemos ninguna razón para avanzar en un sexto retiro”, dijo la ministra Secretaria General de Gobierno, Camila Vallejo,...

February 28, 2023
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28Feb

Argentina. La jubilación mínima está en el nivel más bajo de los últimos 25 años

La evolución de la jubilación mínima en dólares  de la Argentina la sitúa hoy en el nivel más bajo de los últimos 25 años. Para este mes, sin bono, representará 156 dólares, mientras que con el bono de $15.000 sería de 195 dólares (cotización al dólar paralelo ), 250 dólares menos que en 2017, año donde se registró el mayor valor de la jubilación en término de la divisa norteamericana. Los datos se desprenden de un trabajo de la consultora...

February 28, 2023
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28Feb

Perú. Piden priorizar debate de proyecto que propone el retiro de hasta 4 UIT de fondos AFP

El congresista José Luna Gálvez (Podemos Perú) pidió a la presidenta de la Comisión de Economía, Rosangella Barbarán (Fuerza Popular), priorizar el proyecto de ley que plantea el retiro de hasta 4 UIT o S/19,800 soles de las Administradoras de Fondos de Pensiones (AFP). A través de un oficio, el parlamentario solicitó que la iniciativa legislativa planteada por su colega de bancada, Digna Calle, sea vista en la próxima sesión de la comisión, pues asegura que ya hay opiniones de...

February 28, 2023
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28Feb

US. House Democrats introduce bill to codify DOL ESG rule

As backlash ramps up against the Department of Labor's new rule permitting retirement plan fiduciaries to consider climate change and other environmental, social and governance factors when selecting investments, House Democrats introduced a bill to codify the rule into law. The Freedom to Invest in a Sustainable Future Act, like the Labor Department's Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights rule that took effect Jan. 30, stipulates that plans may consider ESG factors in their investment...

February 28, 2023
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28Feb

Over 24 million individual pension accounts opened in China

More than 24 million individual pension accounts have been opened since China announced the implementation of its private pension plan to supplement the country's old-age insurance mechanism in November last year, the country's banking and insurance regulator said. The China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission said that the banking and insurance institutions have been introducing savings, wealth management products, commercial pension insurance, and other financial products for individual pension account holders. Under the private pension plan, applicants can open their own...

February 28, 2023
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